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Gunfire rang out in a New Jersey house of worship on Sunday. Three people were shot -- one critically -- inside a Clifton church. Some 200 people reportedly were inside the St. Thomas Knanaya Church on Third Street when the gunman opened fire before noon. Police said several 911 calls came from inside the church. NorthJersey.com reported Dennis John and Silvie Perincheril, both of Hawthorne, N.J., were injured in the shooting. Perincheril is the church's Sunday school director. Witnesses say Perinsheril's niece is the third victim. A law enforcement official involved in the investigation said the shooting is thought to...

Kottayam, Jan 14: Mar Mathew Moolakkatt was appointed as the Archbishop of the Knanaya Catholic Church here today. Mar Moolakkatt is the second Archbishop of the church. He was appointed following the retirement of Archbishop Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry after 38 years of service as Bishop of the Church. The Knanaya Catholics are the descendants of the families who had migrated to Kerala in 345 AD along with Knai Thoma.